To learn fundamental knowledge and skills of Construction Management/Project Management in order to develop human resources for international construction projects.
After explaining the characteristics of construction industries and projects, the fundamental components and topics on construction management will be taught.
To learn fundamental knowledge and skills of Construction Management/Project Management in order to develop human resources for international construction projects.
Bid/Contract, Estimation, Time Management, Cost Management, Risk Management, Project Funding, Project Finance, Private Finance, Legal Issue, O&M Management, ODA
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Teaching with mid-term and final assignments.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Course Introduction, General Flow and Scheme of Construction | Project, Project management and Construction management, PMBOK, Planning, Basic design, Detailed design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance(O&M), Types of bid and contract, Project Scheme |
Class 2 | Bid/Contract | Bid package, Contract, Technical specification, Prequalification(PQ), Estimation, Bid, Bid bond, Performance bond, Payment bond, Contract agreement, Time extension, Change order, Changed condition, Value Engineering (VE), Liquidated damage, Payment |
Class 3 | Estimation | Cost estimation, Estimation method, Types of cost items, Overhead, Method of detailed cost determination, Depreciation |
Class 4 | Infrastructure Planning (Shinkansen Development Project) | Shinkansen Development, Infrastructure Planning, Long-term Planning |
Class 5 | Infrastructure Project Evaluation (Shinkansen Development Project) | Shinkansen Development, Project Evaluation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Applied General Equilibrium Analysis |
Class 6 | Time Management (1) | Delay loss, Reasons of delay, Scheduling, work breakdown structure (WBS), Activity sequencing, Activity duration estimation, Activity list, Gantt Chart, Milestone, Schedule Network Analysis, Arrow Diagram method (ADM), Total float, Free float, Critical path method (CPM) |
Class 7 | Time Management (2) / Cost Management | Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), Constraints, Schedule Buffer, Critical chain method, Resource leveling, Schedule compression, Crashing, Fast track, Monitoring, Schedule Control, Cost control, Earned value, Planned value, Actual cost, Cost variance, Schedule variance, Delay, Cost performance index (CPI), Schedule performance index (SPI), Estimate at completion, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Cost and schedule integrated estimation, Cost and schedule integrated estimation with risk, quantitative risk analysis, probability distribution, Central limit theorem, Monte Calro simulation, Critical index |
Class 8 | Cash Flow Management | Borrowing, Repayment, Progress payment, Bank credit line, Commitment line, interest, Overdraft, Cash flow, Bankruptcy in the black, Mobilization, Internal rate of return (IRR), Short term funding, Long term funding, Loan, Bond financing |
Class 9 | Risk Management | Peril, Hazard, Exposure, Risk, Pure risk, Speculative risk, Uncertainty, Variability, Chain structure of risk, Risk identification, Qualitative Risk analysis, Probability/Impact risk rating matrix, Sensitivity analysis, Quantitative risk analysis, Risk response planning, Risk control, Risk Finance, Risk map |
Class 10 | Introduction to Construction Contracts: law and management | FIDIC, Contract, Specification, Defect, Default, Claim, Dispute, Force Majeure, Change order, Termination, Liquidated damages, Compensation, Dispute resolution, Court, Court of appeal |
Class 11 | Infrastructure Development in Developing Countries and International Cooperation | ODA, Sustainability, Capacity development, ODA loan, Technical cooperation, Grant aid, Private sector investment finance, System package export, Development and/or Environment, Economic growth and/or Poverty reduction |
Class 12 | O&M Management (Management System) | Operation and Maintenance (O&M), Infrastructure asset management, Investment capacity, Deterioration, America in ruin, Deterioration prediction, LCC minimization, ISO 55000s |
Class 13 | O&M Management (Technical Innovation: i-construction) | Society5.0, i-Construction, ICT |
Class 14 | Necessary Skills for Construction Management | Base model of construction management, Necessary Skills for Civil Engineers |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Handouts will be distributed.
-"A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge"(PMBOK Guide), Project Management Institute
- Daniel Halpin: "Construction Management", 3rd ed., Wiley, 2005
- Final Report : 50%
- Exercise(reports) : 30%
- Positive attitude : Additional(20%)
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